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€20M European research alliance focuses on liquid metals; energy applications

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Liquid metals are used in numerous industrial branches, for example, in steel and light metal castings, and are becoming increasingly significant for technologies such as new liquid metal batteries for energy storage, CO 2 -free hydrogen production, or the manufacture of solar cells.

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EEA: Higher EU greenhouse gas emissions in 2010 due to economic recovery and cold winter

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Sectors with the highest GHG emissions growth included: CO 2 emissions from residential and commercial sectors (caused by a higher heating demand due to a colder winter); CO 2 emissions from manufacturing industries and construction (including iron and steel process emissions); and CO 2 emissions from public heat and electricity production.

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JAL Conducts Successful Test Flight With Drop-in Biofuel Derived Primarily from Camelina

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We have proven that we can produce renewable jet fuel from sustainable resources that is a drop-in replacement eliminating the need for costly changes to the fuels infrastructure and transportation fleet. Test plots are also underway in Malaysia, South Korea, Ukraine and Latvia. Sustainable Oils, Inc.

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Growing Number of EU Countries Levying CO2 Taxes on Cars and Incentivizing Plug-ins

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The seventeen EU countries that levy passenger car taxes partially or totally based on the car’s carbon dioxide emissions and/or fuel consumption are: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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It is a collaboration with commercial industry in which technology is transferred from the civilian to the military sector, not the other way around. The base-station hardware, a gNodeB in industry parlance, was an OctNode2, from. Meanwhile, in Europe, NATO unveiled its first 5G military test site in Latvia in 2020.

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??Why the World’s Militaries Are Embracing 5G

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It is a collaboration with commercial industry in which technology is transferred from the civilian to the military sector, not the other way around. The base-station hardware, a gNodeB in industry parlance, was an OctNode2, from. Meanwhile, in Europe, NATO unveiled its first 5G military test site in Latvia in 2020.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity. Switzerland’s top ranking reflects strong performance across most issues, especially air quality and climate protection. 2018 EPI Trends.

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